STILLWATER — The Oklahoma State football team is a week into preseason camp, and while coach Mike Gundy is keeping tight wraps on everything that’s happening on the practice fields, the players presented a feeling of excitement around the program.
More than 40 OSU players spoke with reporters Saturday at the Cowboys’ local media day inside the practice gym of Gallagher-Iba Arena, sharing their early thoughts on what’s ahead for a team trying to erase last year’s 3-9 performance.
Here’s a look at some of the interesting nuggets regarding the first week of practice:
Competition, friendship at heart of QB competition
When competition between quarterbacks is involved, personal relationships don’t always survive.
But through spring, summer and now preseason camp, OSU quarterbacks Zane Flores and Hauss Hejny have bridged that gap.
The two quickly became friends when Hejny arrived from TCU in January, and that relationship remains at the core of their interactions.
“We’re all really close to each other,” Flores said of the four quarterbacks, along with true freshmen Banks Bowen and Mason Schubert. “We hang out outside of football, too. We’re all cool with each other, but we compete with each other at the same time.”
Coach Mike Gundy hasn’t given any hints of how the two contenders for the starting job have looked early in practice, but Flores and Hejny feel like they’re in a positive environment for competition.
“We’re both battling, we’re competitive,” Flores said. “I think we bring the best out of each other, too.”
Hejny has more familiarity with offensive coordinator Doug Meacham’s schemes after learning in a similar system at TCU. Meacham was involved in Hejny’s recruiting, but served as the…
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